More about Ikeya-Zhang vs. Comet 1661# Astronomy - 天文
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Ancient visitor returns
Soon after a preliminary orbit was calculated for Ikeya-Zhang, some orbital
experts, lead by Syuichi Nakano of Japan, noticed a similarity to a pair of
much earlier comets that appeared in 1532 and 1661.
The 1532 comet, in particular, was a strikingly bright comet, according to
Oriental records. Curiously, during the first week or two that Ikeya-Zhang
was under careful scrutiny by observers worldwide it appeared to be brightening
at an unusuall
Ancient visitor returns
Soon after a preliminary orbit was calculated for Ikeya-Zhang, some orbital
experts, lead by Syuichi Nakano of Japan, noticed a similarity to a pair of
much earlier comets that appeared in 1532 and 1661.
The 1532 comet, in particular, was a strikingly bright comet, according to
Oriental records. Curiously, during the first week or two that Ikeya-Zhang
was under careful scrutiny by observers worldwide it appeared to be brightening
at an unusuall